On 6/25/2016 9:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> I think it is interesting that Scotland voted so strongly in favour of
> staying in the US. It was not too long ago that Scotland voted by a
> very narrow margin not to secede from the UK. Some had the good sense
> to know that the Scottish economy is in bad shape and needed to stay
> with England to pay their way.
>
There were threats from the No campaign, that Scotland would no longer
be part of the EU should they vote for Independence. That was one of the
factors in the defeat of the Independence referendum - as the Brexit
vote shows, a majority of Scots favour remaining in the EU.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 6/25/2016 9:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > I think it is interesting that Scotland voted so strongly in favour of
> > staying in the US. It was not too long ago that Scotland voted by a
> > very narrow margin not to secede from the UK. Some had the good sense
> > to know that the Scottish economy is in bad shape and needed to stay
> > with England to pay their way.
> >
> There were threats from the No campaign, that Scotland would no longer
> be part of the EU should they vote for Independence. That was one of the
> factors in the defeat of the Independence referendum - as the Brexit
> vote shows, a majority of Scots favour remaining in the EU.

Looks like they're getting another chance at independence. A choice
between the UK or the EU.